{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"GeoCurrents","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info","author_name":"Martin W. Lewis","author_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/author\/martin-lewis\/","title":"The North\/South Direction Takes Priority Over the East\/West Direction, Generating Some Confusion - GeoCurrents","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WdqQQfKmuZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/the-north-south-direction-takes-priority-over-the-east-west-direction-generating-some-confusion\/\">The North\/South Direction Takes Priority Over the East\/West Direction, Generating Some Confusion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/blog\/2025\/11\/18\/the-north-south-direction-takes-priority-over-the-east-west-direction-generating-some-confusion\/embed\/#?secret=WdqQQfKmuZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The North\/South Direction Takes Priority Over the East\/West Direction, Generating Some Confusion&#8221; &#8212; GeoCurrents\" data-secret=\"WdqQQfKmuZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.geocurrents.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Italy-East-West.jpg","thumbnail_width":2130,"thumbnail_height":1416,"description":"As recent GeoCurrents posts have argued, latitude is distinctive from longitude, just as the \u00a0north\/south direction is distinctive from the east\/west direction. To put it simply, longitude, like east and west, is relative, whereas latitude, like north and south, is absolute. Partly because of this difference, people tend to prioritize north\/south orientations over east\/west orientations [&hellip;]"}